Different promotion rates for men and women are one of the main causes of the gender pay gap. The document shows that male managers are 40% more likely to be promoted than female managers who have stayed with their employer for five years. As a result, women are under-represented in senior positions and earn less, with the gender pay gap increasing the higher the position. The data presented found that between 2015-2016, 14% of men were promoted compared to 10% of women.

1. Different promotion rates for men and women are one of the main causes
of the gender pay gap, according to analysis of data for more than
60,000 UK managers and professionals published by XpertHR and CMI.
MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE PROMOTED THAN WOMEN
40%more likely than female
managers to be promoted
Amongst managers who have stayed
with their employer for five years
WOMEN ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN SENIOR POSITIONS AND EARN LESS
ENTRY LEVEL / JUNIOR
PROFESSIONAL
MIDDLE MANAGERS
SENIOR MANAGERS
DIRECTORS
GENDERPAYGAP
REPRESENTATION
27%
45%
57%
58%
68%
73%
55%
43%
42%
32%
13%
16%
6%
6%
1%
For more information and to read CMI’s briefing on the new gender
pay gap regulations go to www.managers.org.uk/mindthepaygap
and join the conversation @cmi_managers #MindThePayGap
Between 2015 – 2016
This is part of a longer term trend.
14%of men were
promoted
10%of women
47%of men were
promoted
39%of women
vsvs
5 YEARS
SERVICE
Male managers are
A BROKEN PIPELINE.
Men in management jobs are more likely to be
promoted than women.

2. THE GENDER PAY GAP
THE BONUS PAY GAP IT GETS WORSE
THE HIGHER UP YOU ARE
57078/16
£38,817 £29,852
average full-time equivalent
salary for men
average full-time equivalent
salary for women
£8,964
Ann Francke MBA CMgr CCMI FIC Mark Crail, Content Director, XpertHR
“Promoting men ahead of women is keeping
us all back. Diversity delivers better financial
results, better culture and better decision
making. Employers need to get on board
with reporting on their recruitment and
promotion policies and how much they
pay their men and women.”
“The gender pay gap is not primarily about
men and women being paid differently for
doing the same job. It’s much more about
men being present in greater numbers than
women the higher up the organisation you
go – primarily because men are more likely
to be promoted.”
43%
of men received
a bonus
36%
of women received
a bonus
Average men’s
bonus
Average women’s
bonus
Pay gap for CEOs Directors
54%
of male senior
managers received
a bonus
£16,513
£22,687
average bonus for
senior men
38%
of female senior
managers received
a bonus
£13,699
average bonus for
senior women
£5,398
£2,764
23%
Pay gap is
For more information and to read CMI’s briefing on the new gender
pay gap regulations go to www.managers.org.uk/mindthepaygap
and join the conversation @cmi_managers #MindThePayGap